Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"This, this...how lucky is this dog? He can actually be a hero in the world!"

Wang Sengbian was slightly surprised when he heard Li Tai's request, but after a while he replied with a face of surprise: "There are indeed a few idiots in the household, and they may not have any talent." , but he has a pure nature and is diligent and eager to learn. If he is taught and appointed by the general, he will be loyal to you wholeheartedly!"

The development of things to this point was really unexpected by Wang Sengbian. At this moment, in addition to being full of surprise, he was also filled with uncontrollable surprise. It wasn't that he had the intention to defect to the Northern Dynasty, but that Li Tai's appreciation and forgiveness for him was like a ray of bright sunshine in the gray sky, which greatly improved his confused and depressed mood.

Although Wang Sengbian was born in the Northern Dynasty, he followed his father to Nantou when he was a boy, and then served as a subordinate official of the royal family in eastern Hunan for decades. In terms of time alone, the friendship between master and servant is extremely deep.

However, King Xiangdong was both mean and jealous, so few people could be trusted by him wholeheartedly. Wang Sengbian has been in the palace for many years. Once his words and deeds fail to meet his expectations, he will still be severely reprimanded and punished.

After many years of work, if Wang Sengbian has become accustomed to some of the harsh behaviors of the King of Xiangdong, then what really goes beyond his principles of life is that after the Hou Jing Rebellion, the King of Xiangdong was not eager to end the chaos but was keen on starting a civil war. , the practice of eradicating dissidents.

Of course, there is no problem with this approach from the perspective of the King of Eastern Hunan. Xiao Yu, the King of Hedong, had his own way of killing himself. Wang Sengbian didn’t feel much regret for his death, but he didn’t want to be the one who killed him in the civil war. The executioner of the clan, especially the king of Xiangdong, made Wang Sengbian not only tarnished in his reputation, but also constantly in political danger.

The King of Xiangdong loves fame. On the surface, he is courteous and open-minded, but in fact he is jealous of talents, jealous of talents, and vicious. Now it is necessary to rely on Wang Sengbian to eradicate dissidents in the clan. In the coming year, it is very likely that the blame will be entirely placed on Wang Sengbian's head to maintain his good reputation.

It doesn’t even take a few years, but for now, the King of Xiangdong is already doing this. In order to respond to the Western Wei Dynasty's accountability and calm the other party's anger, Wang Sengbian was directly forced to come to Mianbei to plead guilty.

As far as Wang Sengbian knew, Jiangling had not made any other personnel arrangements except for their team. In other words, after their team entered Mianbei, they could not help but live or die. Listen to the other person's mood.

Although Wang Sengbian had just led his troops to win a victory, conquered Changsha and captured Xiangzhou, he was still mercilessly pushed out by the King of Eastern Hunan to take the blame.

Although King Xiangdong was mean and ungrateful, Wang Sengbian could only endure it silently. He spent half of his life in the Prince of Xiangdong's palace. To put it nicely, he was a general in the palace, but in fact he was just a servant of the Prince of Eastern Hunan. After leaving the Xiangdong Prince's Palace, he did not have much prestige or strength to be able to establish his own situation. Instead, he would still have the reputation of being an old thief who betrayed his master and was hit by obstacles everywhere.

Li Tai's appreciation and praise have given Wang Sengbian great encouragement. Even he himself did not dare to claim that he was the one who rose to the occasion and could put down the rebellion, and the conditions he proposed were even more difficult for him. Wang Seng argued for a new choice.

Wang Sengbian naturally had no intention of betraying the King of Xiangdong. Even if he did not talk about his loyalty to the King of Xiangdong and the Liang Kingdom, the Jing Mansion was now the largest town in the Liang Kingdom and the only one with hope and ability to quell Hou Jing's rebellion. power. Wang Sengbian has served as the King of Eastern Hunan for decades and can now be regarded as the top general in the palace. Naturally, he is reluctant to give up such a great achievement.

However, the suspicion of King Xiangdong and the conflicts between the clans, as well as the still aggressive military strength of Hou Jing's rebels, made Wang Sengbian afraid to be too optimistic about this. All his achievements are tied to this, but he doesn't want his wife, children, and children to be trapped in this. If he has a choice, he certainly hopes that his son and son will have other choices.

Nowadays, Li Tai is already a world-famous general of the Western Dynasty. Wang Sengbian has carefully observed the Jingzhou General Mansion under his control and is very impressed by the prosperity of development. If the children of the household can be entrusted here, then what will happen? It can definitely be called a good place.

It’s just that since the last time he angered the King of Xiangdong because he refused to go to Xiangzhou immediately, and was even stabbed by the furious King of Xiangdong with a sword, he relied on his mother to cry for mercy, and the war in Xiangzhou was unfavorable. He was also entrusted with military duties by the King of Xiangdong, but from then on his family was controlled by the King of Xiangdong as hostages. Previously, he wanted his eldest son, who had grown up, to join the army, but the king of Xiangdong refused. He was given an official position and stayed in the palace.

Wang Sengbian was unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he hurriedly said: "Sengbian has his own ambition to die. Since he has this intention, he is subject to the sanctions of General Li. Fortunately, General Li has shown mercy and mercy without punishment. , but my lord, King Xiao, is deeply concerned about the past, and I am afraid that he still cannot let go. I beg the general to give you a piece of paper to confess the misunderstanding and renew the alliance. But if such a good wish can be achieved, why should Seng Bian regret his son. !”

Of course, Li Tai could hear the implication of Wang Sengbian's words. It was obvious that Wang Sengbian's family had lost their freedom. If he didn't speak to the one-eyed dragon, it would mean that Wang Sengbian wanted to send his son here. Can't do it either.

Under such internal and external troubles, it is really eye-opening that One-Eyed Dragon can still have such a bad relationship with his generals.

After pondering for a while, he nodded again and said: "Since the old feud has been settled, of course it needs to be settled in a letter. Wang Lingjun donated a son to help the two sides resolve the war. Naturally, it must be recorded in the book. This loyalty and good will cannot be buried. middle!"

He had no intention of recruiting Wang Sengbian, and he had no intention of resisting Wang Sengbian being treated like this by the one-eyed dragon. He probably was just asking for trouble even if he recruited him.

But if one of Wang Sengbian's sons is brought under his disciples, it will leave a channel for future dialogue and negotiation between them. Although Wang Sengbian is not of much value at the moment, his importance will be highlighted after Hou Jingzhi's rebellion is settled.

Especially if they capture Jiangling in the coming year, because their influence may not be as quick as in history before all the reinforcements arrive, it will be very important to be able to communicate with Wang Sengbian.

At that time, you can send his son to torture Wang Sengbian's soul: Why are you in such a hurry to return to Jiangling? Do you want the one-eyed dragon to poke a few more bloody holes in your body? Isn't it good to just squat in Jiankang and wait to support Shaojun and build a tyrant?

Wang Sengbian naturally didn't know that in the future, he could become a powerful person who could influence the general trend of the world with a single thought. After hearing Li Tai's statement, he was overjoyed and felt sincere gratitude to Li Tai in his heart. He thanked her again and again, wishing he could return to Jiangling now to arrange for his son to be taken as hostage to Mianbei.

But Li Tai hasn't finished anything here yet, so naturally he can't let them leave. The matter of Hedong King Xiao Yu has been settled for the time being.

After all, the King of Eastern Hunan was willing to send his generals to admit his mistake, and his attitude was extremely low. If Li Tai continued to refuse, then the next step in the development of the situation would inevitably involve military intervention. But it is obviously not a good time to launch a war against Jiangling now, as long as it can be acceptable in terms of face.

But apart from this thing, there is another thing, which is Xiao Lun, the king of Shaoling who entered Jiangxia.

"The King of Shaoling of your country has recently moved to Jiangxia and sent a letter to my court with the intention of plotting against me in the east of Han Dynasty. When you return to town, will you ask the King of Xiangdong for me if he knows about this? I don't want both parties to be reborn because of this. There is some misunderstanding, so I will bear with you for the time being. If the King of Xiangdong cannot control it, I will raise my troops and go south to ask the King of Shaoling if he thinks I am weak and can be bullied."

Li Tai looked at the two envoys from Jiangling and said in a deep voice: "I know that the Liang family has a prosperous branch, but the ownership of Eastern Han Dynasty has long been agreed with the King of Xiangdong. If people still come frequently to ask about the lost land, where will the loyalty of the King of Xiangdong remain? I Although he is not a warlike person, anyone who dares to come and provoke will be severely beaten! If you break your trust, you will be in trouble. The king should check for himself. This kind of thing cannot happen again. The king cannot stop it. I will break it myself. !”

The two Jiangling envoys became nervous when they heard Li Tai's aggressive tone. They hurriedly lowered their heads and defended themselves: "General Li, please be patient. Our king cannot know about Shaoling's entry into Yingzhou beforehand." . We are also communicating with each other now, but King Shaoling is too proud to obey the orders of Jing Mansion, so my king is also in a dilemma? "

"The king of eastern Hunan dominates Zhenjiang, which was decided when the late king of your country was alive. Now that the thieves are in chaos in the country, the king's order is difficult to carry out. Those who are wise and brave should act bravely. I also have the name of King Shaoling I heard that the governor's army was unable to quell the chaos, and the king of Xiangdong was actually a traitor to the country.

After Li Tai heard this, he sneered, and then said: "If Jiangling's armored soldiers are difficult to defeat, I can send troops to help in the battle. There are various human affairs in the middle reaches of the river. I am responsible for the people to discuss and deal with them. How can I allow outsiders to come in and disrupt the situation?" !”

Everyone in Jiangling was a little dumbfounded when they heard this. Before, you were righteously accusing our king of killing his nephew. Why are you now encouraging the king to murder his brothers? What's more, why do you Western Qiang bandits become our own?

Although these people had many thoughts and complaints in their hearts, they did not dare to reason with Li Tai. They could only nod their heads and expressed that they would convey their thoughts to the king after returning and give them a satisfactory answer as soon as possible.

Li Tai didn't think his behavior was double-standard. Xiao Yu was my beloved relative and friend, and Xiao Lun was a thorn in his feet. How could it be the same? What's more, everything comes once again and becomes familiar twice, so it is the right time for Lao Qi to expel the sixth child.